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iii naiziiiirlvl ialsei. and is and has special reference to a device f the class in'whieh ilse-,article of. .lotliieais Steamed fromsiilside whi bengliiiidpn-.a im'. fies 11-.bv.St-- It, is ein' object fgihe prseefigventifen tapfevi'de a device of the referreti to which permits; simultaneously with the steamirgtreatnient, 'a yfashioning teatient similar to that obtained bypi'esfsingw A special object gfth invention is to provide means Definities diffniitfandI/Chang'ing ,treatments of the front and"back partys `of the article of @Online l tliez'j'pb'je oV 4 heve'ntionis to provide a device permitting ,even a' widening treatment.

" i "hesend firtiierlbiets in vievv I prol1a`y, 1figur e .p r bust but whos? O1id..f r0r1ipart is perfrateder coli .tedlike iev@ or Screen; the' 'fi' parte S .ginplte f.1 m -a 01059,@ byllnng a ans/verse, ,Substantially vertical partition wall; the'frame of the or gure is surrounded by en envelopeor covering i `which is: closed onwall sqiges 'an onsists Aforrin- Stai shown"- by' way of iliiistrtioii and notbyway of limitation. l Fig '1 is a Vsecti'n through a bu'st device having the invention applied theretol'in the phase Fig 2 isa'sectionsi'milar to4 Fig. 1, in the phase Fig. 5 Ais vaview in `perspective of a pressing bust according tothe invention.'

Referring now tojthe 'drawing Tin greaterA detailyit will be' seenthatthe pressing figure consists `of a hust whose perforated back'partfZ eX- tends only to the center of the arm-holes 'I0 while its front part 3 is formed by a perforated in ,thjeiaiier' horizentai pari-linen adaptedpsc-,rh with a sack ceac'ppiiee' 1 1; 'Win be approximately 'flush with the ljoivene geff t he saine, In thefrfoiit Da rtj Qi'jtheustthejperforated wa11 is lined witlifrelaftively thickjfelt material 23A vwhijhnis' covered by ',thegiey cotton 'feiotheoyenjriga 'nus soft intermediate layer 23 servesttopiovide a soft support for theiroii't part ofthey article 'of clothing in the phase of pressinggn .the Same The operationen? the device will now be de s'ciibed as follows," with reference'to Fig; 1 of the draWingz,

in gtnengsuphgase of fue@ treatment 4steamE l's ywill be blownV into the ytvvo v'chainloers `6V and 1, under,'c ontrol of a pedal-operated valve; 2|. According 4te an; important feature of the inventior 1 .the frontpart 8 of Lrtlrie article of clothing will be exposed to a, 1ow er stefam pressure than th begeben Although tire steamfl S V enters intohpth chain SSahd 'I with'eqal pressure, the'fs'pecio pressure per unit area acting .upon the front parl-4g@ will be sinallerthan -thatacting upon the hackJ part 8, Asince thev peforatedxwall a together with the feit lining produces a maite;

will be blown up intensively; while the front part 8 is only steamed without being distortel, whereby the two halves of the front Ipart in fthe reach of the ro-w of buttons or of the stitched seam practically are not subjected to any displacement. This is important since jackets etc. treatedin accordance with the invention require only a very slight subsequent smoothing treatment in the button region. Owing to the over- Ipressure in the chamber 6 the front part 8*of lthe article of clothing 8 is gently, yet `firmly pressed onto the shape of the bust l. Thus the front part of the article of clothing is given the accurate shape of the bust. `Since a thorough steaming takes place at the same time, the shape of the breast defined by the bust can be `worked out quickly and permanently by beating with a brush.

On disconnection of the steam supply, hot air Il is blown into chamber B, while the air is sucked from the chamber 'I through the suction channel I8, as shown in Fig. 2. Thus the moisture forced into the article of clothing by the steaming is driven off or expelled. Since the front part 8 of the article of clothing is not lifted off from the bust l but continues to cling to the bust portion 3 under action of the vacuum, the shape imparted to it during the steaming process will not undergo any change. Therefore, the shape of the breast desired and worked into the article of clothing is preserved. The article of clothing will stiften in the shape given to it on drying, The edges will become flat yas in case of smoothing by ra flatiron.

The squeezed spo naturally Aproduced in the front part 8 during the pressing operation at the spots where thicker portions, such as, seams, pockets, lining or the like cause an increased specific pressure, maybe removed by iblowing compressed air into the chamber 1 for ashort period of time at the end of the blowing process instead of the preceding vacuum, as shown in Fig. 3. For better illustration a special air supply pipe I9 has been indicated in Fig. 3. It will be understood that this switching operation can also Ibe achieved by the provision of a suitable valve control in pipe I8, Fig. 2. The vacuum or the compressed 'air in the chamber` I can be controlled by the foot-operated control valve 20. It is preferred to expose the garment to the said short air blowing treatment as the cloth of the garment or the material of the intermediate felt is not yet completely dried but still contains a small amount of moisture.

The large bustV l2 of Fig. 4 is operated in the same manner as the bust of Figs. 1-3. Where a coat or overcoat ll is to be treated, the footoperated valves 22 are opened to supply steam or yair through the ducts lG-IS into the upper chambers 6 and 1 and into the lower chambers 6 and 1. On the other hand, where a jacket or other shorter garment is treated on this bust I2, the openings I4 are closed, whereby steam and air will act in the upper chambers 6 and 1 only.

It will be understood that manual treatment of the back part 8 of the article of clothing will be dispensable both during the working phases on the smoothing figure and afterwards. The article of clothing is taken from the bust in a finished condition, except that in some instances, depending on the type of cloth and the fashion, the collar, the borders andthe outer folds of the ditions are adaptedl rto the pressure conditions 'of the pressure chamber formed by the back sleeves may have to be slightly re-smoothed on a clothing press.

It will thus be seen that my novel device is a shaping and smoothing apparatus rather than a mere steaming device.

part and the lpartition wall.

The proportions of the total cross section of all perforations of the front `wall of fthe bust and the tot-al surface thereof are adapted in such away, in relation to the total surface of the back part of the bust, that the specifi-c pressure upon the back part is sufficiently higher than the specific pressure acting upon the front part so that while the front part is sufficiently damped, spreading apart of the two halves of the front part is avoided, which two halves lare buttoned and/or stitched together, es-pecially in the lower part.

Owing to the fact that the back part of the article of clothing -is vtensioned in a rearward direction it will not be necessary to provide a separate bust for each size of sack coat or costume, |but a common bus-t may be provided for two or three sizes, since the intermediate sizes will fit firmly on the front part of the bust owing to the said tensioning effect.

The bust is secured on its stand 'so as to be easily detachable.

While the invention has( been described in detail Iwith respect to certain now preferred examples and embodiments of the invention it will be understood by those skilled in the art after Vunderstanding the invention that various changes V4and modications may be made Without departing fromthe spirit andV scope of the invention and it is intended, therefore, to coverv all such changes and modifications in the lappended claims. Y Y Y Whatis claimed is:

1. A garment finishing apparatus of the character described, comprising .a base, na hollow garment supporting form mounted upon said base and including a rigid front part having arm holes and being shaped in accordance with the shape of the garment to be finished and having openings for the passage of gas, a rigid rearward part extending from the top down to the arm holes only, a partition wall disposed in the middle region of the form, between the front and rearward parts thereof |and substantially parallel to the axis' of the form, and a flexible covering which is permeable to gas and forms an allround cover tightly connected to the base and defining a front chamber between the partition wall and said front part and a separate back chamber between the partition wall and the rearward portion of the covering, gas pipes'connected t0 said chamber 'and valve means in said gas pipes for simultaneously producing in said separate chambers different and changing gas pressures which are independent of each other.

2. A garment finishing apparatus of the character described, comprising a base, a hollow garment supporting form interchangeably mounted upon said Ybase and including a rigid front part having arm holes and being shaped in accordance with the shape ofthe garment to be finished and having openings for the passage of gas, a rigid rearward part extending from the top down to the armV holes only and having Vopenings for the passage `of gas, la partition wall dis-posed in the `middle region of thev form, be-

tween the front and rearward parts thereof and substantially parallel to the axis of the form, and a flexible covering `which is permeable to gas and forms an allround cover tightly connected to the base and dening a fro-nt chamber between the partition wall and said fro-nt part and a separate back chamber between the partition wall and the rearward portion of the covering, a pipe connected to said front chamber for selectively feeding steam or lair thereto and alternatively for sucking air therefrom, and another pi-pe connected to said back chamber for selectively feeding steam or air thereto independently of the front chamber.

3. A garment finishing apparatus of the character described, comprising a base, a hollow garment supporting form mounted upon said base Iand including .a rigid front `part having arm holes and being shaped in accordance with the shape of the garment to be finished and having openings for the Apassage of gas, a rigid rearward part extending from the top down to the arm holes only, a partition wall `dis-posed in the middle region of the form, between the front and rearward parts thereof and substantially parallel to the axis of the form, and a flexible covering which is permeable to gas and forms an allround cover tightly connected to the .base and defining a iront chamber between the partition wall and said front part and a separate back chamber between the partition wall and the rearward portion of the covering, said front part being perforated to such an extent only that its resistance to the passage of gas is substantially higher than the resistance to the -passage of gas oered by the back part of the flexible covering, gas pipes connected to said chambers and valve means in said gas pipes for simultaneously producing in said separate chambers different and changing gas atmospheres which are independent of each other.

4. A garment finishing ap-paratus of the character described, comprising a base, a hollow garment supporting form mounted upon said base and including a rigid front part having arm holes and being shaped in accordance with the shape oi" the garment to be iinished and having openings for the passage of gas, a rigid rearward pa-rt extending from the top down to the arm holes only, a partition wall disposed substantially parallel to the axis and in the middle region of the form, in front of the armholes thereof, and a flexible covering which is permeable to gas and forms an allround cover tightly connected to the ,base and deiining a front chamber between the partition wall and said front part and a separate back chamber between the partition Iwall and the rearward portion of the covering, gas pipes connected to said chamber and valve means in said gas pipes for simultaneously producing in said separate chamn bers diierent yand changing gas atmospheres which are independent of each other.

5. A garment finishing apparatus of the character described, comprising a base, a hollow garment supporting form mounted upon said base, said form having a height suicient for supporting overcoats and including a rigid front part having arm holes and being shaped in accordance with the shape of the garment to be finished and having openings for the passage of gas, a rigid rearward part extending from the top down to the arm holes only, a partition wall disposed in the middle region of the form, between the front and rearward parts thereof and substantially parallel to the axis of the form, a transverse partition wall arranged approximately halfway between the top and base ends of the form and including ports and means for selectively opening and closing said ports to adapt the apparatus alternatively for the finishing of jackets and suitco'ats `or overccats, and a flexible covering which is permeable to gas and formsv an allround cover tightly `connected to the base and dening a front chamber ,between the partition wall and said iro-nt part and a separate back chamber between the partition -wall and the rearward portion of the covering, gas [pipes connected to said chamber and valve means in said gas pipes for simultaneously producing in said separate chambers diierent and changing gas pressures which are independent cf each other.

6. A garment finishing apparatus of the character described, comprising a base, a hollow garment supporting form mounted upon said base and including a rigid front part having arm holes and being shaped in accordance with the shape of the garment to be nished and having openings ior the passage of gas, a rigid rearward part extending from the top down to the arm holes only and having openings for the passage of gas, a partition wall disposed in the middle region of the form, between the front and rearward parts thereof and substantially parallel to the axis of the form, and a flexible covering which is permeable to gas and forms an allround cover tightly connected to the base and deiining a, front chainber between the partition wall and said front part and a separate back chamber between the partition wall and the rearward portion of the covering, a pipe connected to said front chamber for selectively feeding steam or air thereto and alternatively for sucking air therefrom, a valve for controlling the intensity of the feeding and sucking flow, and another pipe connected to said baci: chamber for selectively feeding steam or air to said back chamber, independently of the front chamber.

7. A method of finishing a garment, comprising the steps of putting the garment over the garment supporting form of a garment finishing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, and feeding hot steam into the front and back chambers in such a Way that the baci: part of the garment is acted upon by a higher pressure than the iront part thereof, then disconnecting the hot steam supply, feeding hot compressed air into the back chamber, and sucking air from the front chamber.

8. A method of nishing a garment, comprising the steps of putting the garment over the garment supporting form of a garment finishing apparatus as claimed in claim l, and feeding hot steam into the front and baci; chambers in such a way that the back part of the garment is acted upon by a higher pressure than the front part thereof, then disconnecting the hot steam supply, feeding hot compressed air into the baci:` charnber, sucking air from the front chamber, and ignally blowing compressed air into both chamers.

ERWIN PE'I'RICH.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,417,838 Paris Mar. 25, 1947 2,453,730 Shaw Nov. 16, 1948 2,533,761 Brenner et al. Dec. 12, 1950 

